Would parents risk allowing their children to attend face-to-face classes?

Several universities in the Philippines were granted permission to hold face-to-face classes. However, at this time when there is a spike or surge in the virus infections, it may be difficult to convince many parents to send their children to the university. Moreover, while these universities have made extensive preparations to ensure the safety of the students in the campus, there are still concerns regarding the students' protection while in their lodging houses or while commuting to the university. Parents would rather prefer online study for their children or other modes of out-of-campus study like a blended approach. A blended method allows the students to study independently through modules and virtual classes (if possible – Zoom, Google Meet, MS Teams, Facebook Group Video Chat) and require the students’ presence in the university only during the major examinations or laboratory tests.  These modules could be sent to the students’ email addresses, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, etc. Just like the MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), university professors can utilize the features of Google Classroom or Moodle for free. These learning management systems (LMSs) can be used to send quizzes and other course activities.    

Hence, these universities who have been granted authority to conduct face-to-face classes have to plan alternative ways if college students still refuse to take the risk and attend in-campus classes.